> > > > I prefer replacing the hard-coded categories with user-definable tags. > > Shouldn't such tags be in the PKGBUILD and also be available in pacman > for searching? That said you pretty much get all those features if you > put hashtags (like on twitter) into the description of the package. > > All that's missing then would be a tag cloud, but that's pretty simple > to set up if the hashtag scheme was used. > > > That's a neat idea which certainly is easy enough to accomplish. Though I don't think such tags should replace the categories. Users may not always know exactly what app/package they are looking for. Categories are the best way to facilitate app/package discovery (IMO).
Best Regards, Dustin Falgout
